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Merve Vatan

Merve Vatan (born 1 January 2005) is a Turkish sailor competing in the windsurfing class IQFoil. She qualified to participate at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.

Merve Vatan
Personal information
Nickname
The Daughter of Wind
Born (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 21)
Bozcaada, Çanakkale, Turkey
Sport
Sailing career
ClassIQFoil
ClubFenerbahçe Sailing
Medal record
Women's Windsurfing IQFoil
Representing  Turkey
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 The HagueY IQFoil2
Techno 293 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 TallinnY IQFoil

Early years

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Vatan started her sailing career at İÇDAŞ Sports Club in Karabiga, Çanakkale in 2015,[1][2] where she was coached by Onur Yalçın.[1]

She competed at the T293 Europeans Championship in Michmoret, Israel.[3]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in her age category at the Techno 293 World Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.[4] She won the gold medal at the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, sharing the first place with Israeli Tamar Steinberg.[5][6]

Vatan participated in the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, and placed 52nd among 88 competitors.[7]

She took part in the iQFOiL Class U21 World Championships 2023 in Silvaplana, Switzerland,[7][8] and placed 16th among 29 competitors.[9] In December 2023, she competed at the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil.[10]

Career

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In January 2024, Vatan transferred to the Fenerbahçe Sailing.[1][11][12][13]

She competed at the Last Chance Regatta of the Sailing at the 2024 Summerto Olympics – Qualification in Hyères, France.[14] She reached the semi-finals,[11] thereby qualifying to represent Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's windsurfer – IQFoil event.[11][12]

Personal life

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Merve Vatan was born on the island Bozcaada, Çanakkale in Turkey on 1 January 2005.[3][7][11][15][13] She completed her secondary education at Merkez İbrahim Bodur Anatolian High School in Çanakkale.[16]

She is nicknamed "Rüzgarın kızı" ("The Daughter of Wind").[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rüzgarın Kızı Fenerbahçeye Yelken Açtı..!". Çanakkale Özel Haber (in Turkish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "İletişim" (in Turkish). İÇDAŞ Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 3 June 2024. Cite error: Unknown parameter "<ref" in <ref> tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page).
  3. 1 2 "T293 Europeans Championship 2019 - Michmoret, Israel" (PDF). İnternational Windsurfing. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Yelken Techno 293 - Techno 293 Plus Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 2 altın, 1 bronz madalya". DS Haber (in Turkish). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "iQFOiL Youth & Junior Women - R2". World Sailing - Youth Sailing World Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Merve Vatan, dünya ikincisi oldu". Çanakkale Olay (in Turkish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Kaynak, Dilan (23 August 2023). "Merve Vatan uluslararası platformda yer aldı". Çanakkale Olay (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "U21 World Championships Are coming to Silvaplana". IQFoil Class. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Ünsal, Tunahan (3 September 2023). "Merve Vatan dünya şampiyonasında". Çanakkale Gündem (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Youth Sailing World Championships Preview". World Sailin - Youth Sailing World Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Bozcaada'nın MilliGururu Merve Vatan Paris 2024 Olimpiyatları'nda!". Bozcaada Haber (in Turkish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Milli yelkenci Merve Vatan, Paris 2024 kotası elde etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Merve Vatan" (in Turkish). fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Maria (17 April 2024). "Last Chance for 2024 Olympic Qualification Starts this Weekend". International Laser Class Association. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Çanakkaleli Merve Vatan'dan Paris 2024 kotası!". Çanakkale Gündem (in Turkish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Merkez İbrahim Bodur Anadolu Lisesi Öğrencimiz Merve Vatan Dünya İkincisi" (in Turkish). Çanakkale İl Milli Eğitim Müdüdürlüğü. 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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